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What To Do When Your ADHD Teen Says “Don’t Worry, I’ve Got It!”
“Don’t Worry” Syndrome If I had a dollar for every time I heard this phrase from my ADHD teen, “Don’t…
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5 Magic Words: What Is Most Important Here?
Transition times can be an absolute nightmare for parents of complex kids. Whether it’s the end of the school year,…
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Raising Complex Kids With No Clear Diagnosis
The first ten years of my life as a parent really sucked. No, they didn’t really suck. It’s more like,…
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Empathy: A Magic Wand to Connect with Complex Kids & Teens
“What is Empathy? And why is it VERY different from sympathy? Empathy fuels connection. Sympathy drives disconnection.” ~Brene Brown When…
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Mornings and Teens with ADHD – Can They End in "I Love You"?
There’s Hope for Teens and Mornings! Dropping kids off at school is something I’d done every day for years. But…
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How Do You Deal with Family Conflict?
How do you typically deal with conflict when it comes up in your family? Do you walk away? Do you…
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Dinner with an ADHD Family
Curbing Your Frustration I had one of those classic moments of insight at the dinner table last night. If you…
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Even an Epic Meltdown is a Great Parenting Opportunity
Remembering a time when we had an epic meltdown – and oh, what a great parenting opportunity to fail forward…
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What’s So Wrong with Immaturity?
At the risk of sounding like my great-grandmother from the Old Country, I think kids are growing up too fast…
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